Spinning and like frame



J. J. KEYsER SPINNING AND LIKE FRAME June 19, 1934.

Filed May l2, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet l .fm/enfer.'

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A TTNEYS LUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPINNING AND LIKE FRAME Johann Jacob Keyser, Aarau, Switzerland Application May 12, 1931, Serial No. 536,707 In Switzerland and Germany May 20, 1930 4 Claims. (Cl. 118-45) This invention relates to a driving means for operated by worm wheels '7, which are driven speed frames, spinning frames and twisting by a shaft 8 mounted in the rail. The drawing or frames having spindles operated by worm wheels, delivery mechanism is situated on a cover plate of the kind described in my prior Patent No. 9, which is supported. by the spindle columns 10.

5 1,765,236. On the cover plate 9 there is provided (not 66S- In the latter machine the spindle operating shown)` the usual creel for the roving, etc. shaft of the drawing or delivery mechanism and According to Figs. 1 and 2, the spindle rail 3 the lifting and lowering device for the spindle is mounted to be liftable and lowerable on the or ring rail are driven by a motor through the columns 10, and the lifting and lowering move- 10 medium of an auxiliary device, calling for conment is performed by means of the worm wheels tinuous transmission from quick to slow run, and 11, Which al@ mounted 'G0 be ltaly in Supportvice versa, so that a Wholly synchronous operaing blocks 12. These worm wheels 11 are driven tion of the spindles, the drawing or delivery by a worm shaft 13, which extends over the enmechanism and the lifting and lowering device tire length of the spindle rail 3. At the end of for the spindle or ring rail is impossible. the rail 3 there is provided the gear casing 14, 70"

A feature of the present invention consists in WhCh iS Capable 0f Sliding llpWaIdS and dOWnthe provision of a vertical shaft mounted 'in the Wards in a guide 15 on the main cover 1. main casing and driving the spindles of the spin- The gear casing 14 contains the operating dle operating shaft, which extends longitudinally Wheels for the spindle operating shaft 8 aslatery 20 of the machine, as well as the drawing or delivery described in conjunction with Fig. 5. Beyond 75'.

mechanism and the lifting and lowering device this there are also provided on the gear casing for the spindle or ring rail. 14 the variable speed wheels 16, 17 and 18, which An additional feature of the invention consists may be variously adjusted by means of the bearin the operation of the vertical shaft, either diing '70. The wheel 18 drives a variable speed and .":ectly or indirectly, by means of a motor mountreversing gear in the casing 14, for example of (,1-

ed on the cover. the kind described in my copending patent ap- A still further feature resides in the fact that plication Ser. No. 456,226, filed May 27, 1930, this the vertical shaft may be driven by a vertical gear driving in turn the worm shaft 13 to permit'` motor, which may be an ordinary motor with of the lifting and lowering of the spindle rail ihort-circuited rotor with provision for external conforming with the shape of the cops to be 85f air cooling. A regulation of the mo-tor is not formed on the spindles 6. required, The operation of the gear casing 14 occurs The invention will now be described more fully through the medium of a shaft 19, which is arwith reference to the accompanying drawings, ranged vertically in the main cover 1 and may which illustrates the same in various forms of be driven by a motor 20 either in direct fashion 9G embodiment. or with theassistance of the wheels 21, 22 and 23. Fig. 1 is the end View of a spinning frame hav- The motor 20 is enclosed on all sides and posing a liftable and lowerable spindle rail, the sesses a short-circuited rotor, and is arranged main cover being partly opened with the motor within a guard casing 24 resting on the base plate casing in section. .25, which is secured to the main cover. The base 95 Fig. 2 is a front View of the frame according plate 25 possesses a hollow space 26 having an t0 Fig, 1, opening 27 towards the main cover 1. On the Fig. 3 is the end View of a spinning frame havshaft of the motor 20 there is fitted a fan 28, ing a liftable and lowerable ring rail, with the which sucks up air through the aperture 27 and main cover partly opened. blows the same about the motor and upwards 100 Fig. 4 is a front view of the machine accordthrough the intermediate space 29, where the air ing to Fig. 3, and is able to escape from the casing 24 through the Fig. 5 shows on enlarged scale a frame section aperture 30. furnished with a vertical motor. The drawing or delivery mechanism 5 is oper- Referring now to the drawings, the frame is ated by the wheel 31, which in turn may be oper- 10g) furnished with a main Cover 1, Which may be ated by the gear casing 32 through the medium of o closed at the front by means of two Sliding doors the wheel 33. In the casing 32 there is provided 2. The frame itself possesses a spindle rail 3, a worm wheel which may be operated by a worm a ring rail 4, and a delivery or drawing mechamounted on the vertical shaft 19. 55 nism 5. In the spindle rail 3 the spindles 6 are In the arrangement according to Figs. 1 and 2 110'.'

yto Fig. i5. spindlesfb in the spindle -rail 3b are driven bythe shaft 8bthrough the medium of worm wheels.V

the drawing or delivery mechanism 5, the spindle operating shaft 8, and the lifting and lowering device for the spindle rail are operated by the vertical shaft 19.

The arrangement according to Figs. 3 and 4 differs from that in Figs. 1 and 2 by reason of the fact that the spindle rail is stationary and the ring rail is moved up and down for the purpose of forming the c ops.

The spindle rail 3a is mounted on the columns 10a by means of the brackets 12a. In conformity therewith the gear casing 14a is also arranged in fixed manner in the main cover l, andtheshaftd is driven by the vertical shaft 19a 'throughthe medium of the gear whee1s: 3.4;and 73.5 :and the worm wheel 36.

The ring rail 4a rests on :casing brackets 37, which are guided on the spindle columns 10a and enclose Worm wheels conforming withthe .worm wheels l1 in Fig. 2. These worm wheels are operatediby a ,wornizshaft 13a, which may be driven 'by a .fgear box `38. This .gea-r, which may `be `constructed linaccordance I.with my `copendingzpatent application .'Ser. No. 456,226, filed May 27, :1930, isfalsofoperated by the vertical shaft 19a. On the gear casing lthere may be -providedzvariable speed wheels 39, L40 and 4l, which permit of .cha-nge fin the :transmission from :the vertical shaft 19a-,to Athe gear .casing 38. The operation of the drawing or delivery mechanism :may 'be performed Ain the manner 'described in :conjunction wit-h lFig. 1.

In order =to more clearly explain the interengagement of the vsingle parts, the arrangement willfnowbe describedin the following with regard According to this embodiment, the

'Ehe spindle rrail 3b terminates, however, at the main cover 1b, and the shaft 8h projects through a recess 42 in the main cover. The shaft 8h carries a `worm wheel 43, A which is operated by la wormV wheel `44. This worm wheel 44 is Vmounted on Yavertical shaft 1919, which runs with the lower end in .a footstep Ibearing 45 and with the upper end in -a `collar 46. A-t Ithe centre the shaft 19h is guided by meansof ya bearing 47. Between'the worm wheels 43 and 44 there is provided -an intermediate wheel 48, which rotates with the shaft 49 in a vbearing (not shown) on the spindle rail 3b.Y

.On the shaft 49 there is mounted a gear wheel 50 which operates a gear wheel 53 through the medium of the intermediate wheels '5l and 52.

Vof screws 56 onthe main cover 1b a gear 55 ad- This gear consists,

justab'le as regards height. of two gear wheels 57 and 58 which, by means of hollow shafts 59, run in bearings of the gear 55. The gear wheel 58 is driven by a worm 60, which islongitudinally displaceable on the shaft 195 by means of a spring and groove. The worm 60 is maintained in its position with respect to the gear by the bearing 6l. In the hollow shafts 59 of the wheels 57 and 58 there may be secured in a manner so yas to be exchangeable -a gear wheel 62. This gear wheel 62 operates the main driving wheel `63 of the drawing or delivery mechanism. By changing the wheels 62 and 63 adjustment .,may be made for any speed of the drawing ,or

delivery mechanism. By changing over the wheel 62 in one of the hollow shafts 59 the direction of rotation of the drawing or delivery mechanism may be so varied that upon alteration in the rotation of the spindles 6b, and accordingly of the shaft 19h, the delivery performed by the drawing or delivery mechanism always occurs in the same direction;

',Ihe shaft '19h carriesfat the upperend a gear wheel 64, which is driven by a gear wheel 67 on the shaft 68 of the motor 69 through the medium of 1.a gear wheel 66 mounted on the adjustable shears 65.

'In lFig. f5 allrparts are shown as exposed; it will =be.obvious, however, that the same may also be encased, as indicated in Figs. 1-4.

:In this embodiment the worm wheel 44 is of 'such length lthat the gear wheel 48 remains in engagement therewith in any position of the spindle rail 3b.

4In lieuzof ythe'fmotor :according to Fig. `fit 'is :also possible to .employ :the motor arrangement .according .td-Fig. V1.

The motors .are :switched yon by means of switches 71, of which there is one for each frame section. Each switch is actuated -bya shaft 72, which lextends Atransversely across the frame 'up to the centre of the main bearing cover. :At the centre at the meeting ends of the :shafts 72 `there is .provided a coupling .sleeve 73, which permits of theshafts 72 being unitedxto form a throughgoing shaft, so .that ,the two switches .may be actuated simultaneously from both sides. After release of the coupling 73 .eachshaft 72 -may be adjusted lby means of its corresponding hand lever 74.

What I claim as new vand desire to secure by Letters 'Patent is:

1. In a device of the Icharacter described, a`

frame, ya spindle operating shaft carried by said frame, a plurality of spindles, a spindle rail foonnected with said spindles, worm wheelsV driven by said voperating shaft and driving said spindles, a vertical shaft carried by said frame', means for rotating said vertical shaft, a plurality of worm wheels movably mounted von said vertical shaft, a drawing vand delivery mechanism, a gear driven by one of the last-mentioned worm wheels and driving said mechanism, and a gear ydriven vby another of the last-mentioned worm wheels Vand driving said operating shaft.

2. In a device of the character described, a frame, a spindle operating shaft carried by said frame, a plurality of spindles, a spindle rail Aconnected with said spindles, worm wheels driven by said operating shaft and driving said spindles,V a vertical shaft carried by said frame, means.

for rotating said vertical shaft, a worm wheel carried by said vertical shaft and rigidly connected therewith, a toothed wheel meshing with the last-mentioned worm wheel, a gear driven by said toothed wheel and driving said operating shaft, a drawing and delivery mechanism, and means connecting said vertical shaft with said mechanism for driving said mechanism, the last- Ymentioned worm wheel remaining in contact rco' IDB

driven by said operating shaft and driving said spindles, a vertical shaft carried by said frame, a vertical motor carried by said frame and driving said vertical shaft, a guard casing surrounding said motor, a fan driven by said motor and providing an air current circulating between said casing and said motor, means connecting said vertical shaft with said operating shaft for driving said operating shaft, a drawing and delivery mechanism, and means connecting said vertical shaft with said mechanism for driving said mechanism.

JOHANN JACOB KEYSER. 

